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      BMO Asset Management Inc. Announces Cash Distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds

      TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 18, 2016) -

      BMO Asset Management Inc. ("BMO AM") today announced the May 2016 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that distribute monthly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs, at the close of business on May 30, 2016, will receive cash distributions payable on June 6, 2016.

      Details of the per-unit distribution amounts are as follows:


      BMO ETFs with Monthly Distributions:
       
      Ticker
        Cash Distribution per Unit ($)
      BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF   ZFS   0.022
      BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF   ZFM   0.032
      BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF   ZFL   0.045
      BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF   ZPS   0.036
      BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF   ZMP   0.037
      BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF   ZPL   0.046
      BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF   ZCS   0.041
      BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF   ZCM   0.043
      BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF   ZLC   0.065
      BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF   ZAG   0.040
      BMO Discount Bond Index ETF   ZDB   0.025
      BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF   ZRR   0.025
      BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF   ZFH   0.060
      BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF   ZHY   0.070
      BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF   ZEF   0.062
      BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF   ZIC   0.052
      BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)   ZIC.U   0.040
      BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF   ZSU   0.025
      BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF   ZMU   0.041
      BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF   ZST   0.176
      BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF   ZEB   0.072
      BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF   ZUT   0.055
      BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF   ZRE   0.088
      BMO Monthly Income ETF   ZMI   0.050
      BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF   ZWB   0.078
      BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF   ZWU   0.078
      BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF   ZWA   0.081
      BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF   ZWH   0.095
      BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)   ZWH.U   0.100
      BMO Canadian Dividend ETF   ZDV   0.055
      BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF   ZPR   0.045
      BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF   ZUD   0.048
      BMO US Dividend ETF   ZDY   0.062
      BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)   ZDY.U   0.048
      BMO International Dividend ETF   ZDI   0.082
      BMO US Put Write ETF   ZPW   0.120
      BMO US Put Write ETF (US Dollar Units)   ZPW.U   0.120
      BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF   ZDH   0.075
      BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF   ZWE   0.120

      *BMO ETFs are administered and managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., an investment fund manager and portfolio manager and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.

      Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in exchange traded funds. Please read the prospectus before investing. Exchange traded funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

      S&P® is a trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P") and "TSX" is a trademark of TSX Inc. These trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and sublicensed to BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZEB. The Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and has been licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZEB. ZEB is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones LLC, S&P, TSX, or their respective affiliates and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, S&P, TSX and their affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in such ETF.

      The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged is a product of Dow Jones Opco, LLC ("Dow Jones Opco"), a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and has been licensed for use. "Dow Jones®" and Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones"), and has been licensed to Dow Jones Opco and sublicensed by BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZWA. ZWA is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Dow Jones Opco, Dow Jones, and their respective affiliates, make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in such a product(s).

      Further information about BMO ETFs can be found at www.bmo.com/etfs.

      About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

      Established in May 2009, BMO Financial Group's ETF business is a leading ETF provider in Canada. BMO ETFs provide Canadian investors with broader choices and greater access to an innovative portfolio of investment products.

      About BMO Financial Group

      Established in 1817, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America. With total assets of $699 billion as of January 31, 2016, and close to 47,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

       
      For further information:
      Media Contacts:
      Mark Beazley, Toronto
      mark.beazley@bmo.com
      (416) 867-3996

      Valérie Doucet, Montreal
      valerie.doucet@bmo.com
      (514) 877-8224